True, I have not been to Australia.
However, if I did go then it would be to attend this show:
The First Tuesday Book Club
Hosted by Jennifer Byrne
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/
First Tuesday Book Club is ABC TV's first nationally televised book club. Hosted by Jennifer Byrne it draws on the basic models of national and international book clubs, the series brings to the screen the pleasures that draw millions of clubbers worldwide to these groups with their shared love of reading. It is a nationally televised forum for literary debate and conversation not easily found elsewhere.
The show gathers Australian booklovers together on a monthly basis, a reading shot in the arm on the first Tuesday of each month. Each episode aims to rekindle nostalgic literary favourites and encourage viewers to read books they might not have otherwise read . a spine tingling experience.
Byrne and her co-hosts Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are some of the most book savvy people on the planet. I love them to the point of distraction!
Of course, most of us cannot attend or watch this television program. I watch their "vodcast" on my iPod. It is brilliant! You can find it at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/video/podcast.htm.
Also visit the site for the show. It is full of excellent book chat, ideas, and suggestions.
